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The 4 Core Skills of Emotional Intelligence
I read Emotional Intelligence 2.0 this week. Travis Bradberry and his collaborators explain the four core principles of EI in this book: Self-awareness Self-management Social awareness Relationship Management How good are you at these skills?...
Enter for a Chance to Win a Copy of Humans Versus Human Resources
Enter for a chance to win a free Kindle version of Human Versus Human Resources by completing this brief survey! http://tiny.cc/kindlehrbook We will randomly draw 3 lucky winners using the names from the completed surveys on 2/17/2015. For more info...
Book Review: The Who Moved My Cheese of 2013 – Survival of The Hive
I recently had the pleasure of receiving an advanced copy of Survival of The Hive: 7 Leadership Lessons from a Beehive by Deborah Mackin and Matthew Harrington. After reading through the book a couple times, it reminded me fondly of...
Networking Tips from Never Eat Alone
One of my favorite books of all time about business relationships and networking is Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi. Check it out on Amazon.com Keith talks about a number of great tips, including: The Networking Jerk - how to...
Reading With Intent – How to Speed Read and Find Good Content
When I truly enjoy a book, I can read it in under an hour or two. If I have a tough time with a book, I can take as long as a month to finish it. Next time you want...
The Big Leap – Book Review
I highly recommend that you pick up a copy of The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks. Monday morning, I woke up to begin this book and finished it in just over 90 minutes. I was captivated from the start by...
Managing The Relationship with a Horrible Boss
I get letters all the time from people complaining about how horrible their bosses are (or were) and how they've managed to deal with the situation. A common theme seems to exist in all of these letters; "I work for...
From TED: Seth Godin on the tribes we lead
Another great lecture from Seth Godin, one of my favorite authors, on how to create change through the strong relationships we develop.From Ted.com "Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended mass marketing and revived a human social unit from the...
Seth Godin on Standing Out
One of my favorite authors, Seth Godin, presented this talk on standing out at a TED conference. I've shared this with my students, and also with some colleagues.Very often, standing out from the crowd can be something people fear. However,...